This work became famous around 60 years ago as a plea to Queen Gendra to increase patrols in the Sindra Straights and expel the vicious sea rovers within. A mix of history and fiction, its call was heard and enough noble and merchant pressure placed upon the Queen that war was declared upon the Rovers of the straights. Unfortunately, Queen Gendra’s fleet was captained by her incompetent brother and the battles were lost. Eventually Darthron fell to the rovers, the Queen beheaded, and Simon Wavestrider took the throne as the 1st Sea Rover king.

Emperor Ignatius Grimhand is a dry and boring work about a dry and boring emperor. The Emperor was a taciturn man who ruled during a long period of peace, who faced little challenges to rise to, and who died peacefully in his sleep. Most of the history is purely political, regarding various civil acts and ordinances as well as a lengthy discussion of imperial finances.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

I don't know if you're familiar with the Okavango Delta in Botswana, but it's an amazing place. You should check out the Wiki link and hunt up some Google images. It's tremendously gamable, and, as far as I know, I don't remember any inland deltas in any published fantasy rpg setting.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Two more Tome of Tomes thanks to my wonderful Patreons! If you'd like to support the creation of these, I'm only requesting $1 per 8 tomes, resulting in $2 a month total, and you get the Tome of Tome PDFs for free when they come out (every 100 tomes). I'm having a blast creating them and would love any additional support if you're interested.

A figure of infamy, Blackcloak is accurately portrayed in this work as a most cruel highwayman. Written by Dirk Ringdon who escaped a 3-year captivity under Blackcloak, no details are spared regarding the robber’s depredations in the deep Westhame Forest. Ringdon’s escape and subsequent guiding of Fargoth’s 3rd Regiment eventually located Blackcloak and brought him to justice: a hanging attended by over three thousand souls. For his deeds, Ringdon was named the 1st Baron of Egremith.

This concise hagiography tells of the life and times of six Harmonish saints: Beatrice, Xyphisus, Oma, Gerold, Hamant, and Darserva. More interesting than the stories themselves is the author Devora. After her death (as is Harmonish custom) she was sainted for her many miracles. Two decades later, however, she was unexpectedly resurrected. She’s still alive 65 years after her revival and this makes her the only living Harmonish saint. Her existence has caused a schism within the Harmonish church, with roughly 25% of all followers declaring themselves part of the traditionalist sect that does not recognize her sainthood.

The brief 12-year reign of the demi-god Kirowath is etched into the memory of the Muyan peoples, but few know the complete story of his meteoric rise and fall. Exhaustively (and magically) researched, Dread Kirowath tells of how a simple peasant boy rose to power over one of the greatest nations on the planet. It tells of how he became a demi-god, and how that process resulted in his inevitable defeat at Tuoba. Unlike other histories of Kirowath, this one pinpoints his sword, an intelligent and malevolent turquoise blade of great power, as the primary mover in Kirowath’s story.

This biography of the High King Guthard frames him in a very positive light. Penned by his close friend and monastic Zwyhard, Biography of Guthard follows the High King from Birth to his 78th year, the year in which Zwyhard died. Important events such as the Battle of Yellowhurst, the Scouring of Westfallan, and the founding of High King’s College are detailed in flowery ornate language. History has since looked less-favorably upon Guthard, but this work benefits from the direct relationship of author and subject.